New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering: Recent submissions
Now showing items 321-340 of 1987
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Developing Construction 4.0 transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand's construction sector
(2023-04-19)Aotearoa’s construction industry reached over $20.5 billion in 2019 and it became the fourth largest workplace in the year ended June 2021, significantly contributing to New Zealand’s economy. However, it has long been ... -
Simplified approach to rapidly predict road blockages caused by co-seismic landslides
(2023-04-19)The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake triggered tens of thousands of landslides leading to several road blockages which isolated the population in Kaikōura and disrupted the transport services across the South Island. The prediction ... -
Seismic design for temporary works: Recommendations for a Temporary Works forum NZ design note
(2023-04-19)The Temporary Works forum NZ (TWf NZ) aims to improve construction safety by addressing risk in the design and execution of temporary works. Anecdotal evidence suggests that seismic actions on temporary works are often ... -
Modelling of residential house perimeter foundation beams subjected to ground deformations
(2023-04-19)The 2010-11 Canterbury earthquake sequence is the most damaging and disruptive seismic event to affect New Zealand, resulting in repair costs totalling approximately NZ$40 billion. Liquefaction induced ground deformations ... -
Optimisation through an Alternative Solution approach to incorporating soil-structure interaction
(2023-04-19)The New Zealand Building Code is performance based. However, the most commonly adopted design methods utilise capacity-based Verification Methods such as B1/VM1. Although considerable time and cost is typically associated ... -
Optimising seismic resilience assessments -Part II:Integrating geophysical and geotechnical investigations
(2023-04-19)In a country frequently shaken by earthquakes, understanding the risk to infrastructure from seismic shaking is a vital part of any construction project. With no single technique able to fully capture the seismic hazard ... -
Earthquake Design Pressures from Soil Interaction on Building Basement Walls
(2023-04-19)Free-standing retaining walls are usually designed for earthquake loads using the Mononobe-Okabe method and assuming cohesionless soil backfill. The method assumes active pressure develops as a consequence of a failure ... -
Liquefaction induced kinematic loads on piles and inertia loads - literature review and recommendations for design
(2023-04-19)Earthquake shaking can cause soil liquefaction in certain types of soil. The associated loss of soil strength and stiffness coupled with any lateral ground movement can be damaging to buildings and their foundations. Pile ... -
Optimum service and seismic structural protection with adaptive dampers and base isolators for immediate occupancy after the earthquake
(2023-04-19)To improve serviceability of important civil structures during seismic action, base isolators and dampers need to perform with high efficiency independent of the ground shaking level. In service and seismic actions, base ... -
A Review of the State of Practice for Fluid Viscous Damper Applications in North America and New Zealand
(2023-04-19)The use of Fluid Viscous Dampers (FVDs) for retrofit and new construction applications is growing around the world. FVDs provide an effective way to reduce seismic demands on structures. In retrofit applications, this ... -
Comparison of optimal versus a convenient distribution method of viscous damper design
(2023-04-19)A simple and convenient method often adopted by practicing engineers designing supplemental viscous dampers to a building is to calculate damping coefficients of viscous dampers corresponding to a desired added damping ... -
A Practical Approach to Design Supplemental Damped Isolation Systems
(2023-04-19)With an update to the NZS1170.5 design hazard expected in 2023, New Zealand designers will need innovative solutions in-order to manage potentially significant increases in design hazard, particularly around the lower North ... -
Shake-table testing of resilient, low-cost seismic isolators based on rolling rubber spheres
(2023-04-19)This study presents the results of a large-scale experimental investigation of resilient, low-cost seismic isolators based on deformable rubber spheres. The isolators roll on flat or spherical (concave) concrete surfaces. ... -
Shaking Table Tests on RC Frames strengthened with Simplified Friction Damper
(2023-04-19)This study investigates the behavior of two reinforced concrete (RC) frames strengthened with simplified friction damper subjected to dynamic loading conditions. The simplified friction damper was designed with intent to ... -
Enhancing earthquake and tsunami preparedness and response in Kura Kaupapa Māori/Schools Aotearoa New Zealand: learnings from the 5 March 2021 East Cape earthquake sequence
(2022-04-27)Aotearoa New Zealand is exposed to numerous potentially damaging impacts from various hazard events. The east coast of the North Island, one of the most active seismic regions in New Zealand, faces significant earthquake ... -
Post-earthquake functional recovery: A critical review
(2022-04-27)Functional recovery not only transforms the retrofit of damaged buildings from an earthquake event but also contributes to community resilience. This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art literature review of functional ... -
Elastic Design (μ=1.0) of Damage Avoidance Structures
(2022-04-27)Damage Avoidance Design (DAD) has been considered an efficient way for seismic design. Different solutions to achieve a robust DAD structure has been proposed and tested by researchers in the past. However, there is a lack ... -
Seismic retrofit of historic timber structures: Uncertainties and adaption on site
(2022-04-27)Existing timber structures, containing more hand-adapted and degradable components than other materials, provide challenges in ensuring your design intent is followed through on site. Often these buildings are flexible ... -
Wellington region land transport resilience business case
(2022-04-27)The high seismicity, rugged terrain and an increasingly adverse climate exacerbated by climate change mean that the capital city Wellington’s transport system has severe deficiencies in its resilience to natural and ... -
Reclamation resilience improvement at CentrePort, Wellington New Zealand
(2022-04-27)CentrePort operations were significantly disrupted following damage to strategic assets sustained in the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, demonstrating the ports seismic vulnerability. Improved resilience is a necessity to long-term ...